Cecilia was diagnosed with pediatric leukemia when she was two years old. As a result, she spent much of her childhood in bland hospital rooms and interacted with few people besides her parents and medical providers. How is this impoverished environment likely to have affected the development of her nervous system?
A. Her brain will not have retained enough connections during the pruning process.
B. Her brain will be less myelinated than other children her same age.
C. She is at an increased risk for developing an intellectual disability.
D. Her prefrontal cortex will develop later than other children her same age.
Answer: A
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